conn
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When conn helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
C N O
Two-Letter Start
CO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NN
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- CO start
- NN ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- conn is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, n, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
Pronunciation
noun
The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."
"The officer of the deck has the conn of the vessel; the captain took the conn when she reached the bridge."
verb
To direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction).
"The pilot conned the ship safely into the harbor."